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Bemisia tabaci, silverleaf whitefly, is a pest of many agricultural and ornamental crops. Trialeurodes vaporariorum, greenhouse whitefly, a major pest of greenhouse fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals; Although several species of whitefly may cause some crop losses simply by sucking sap when they are very numerous, the major harm they do is ...
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, also informally referred to as the sweet potato whitefly) is one of several species of whitefly that are currently important agricultural pests. [1] A review in 2011 concluded that the silverleaf whitefly is actually a species complex containing at least 40 morphologically indistinguishable species.
Aleurodicus cocois, commonly known as the coconut whitefly, is a species of whitefly in the family Aleyrodidae; it feeds on coconut and other palm trees in South America and the Caribbean region. [ 1 ]
Greenhouse whitefly nymph. Adult. Females are capable of mating less than 24 hours after emergence and most frequently lay their eggs on the undersides of leaves. Eggs are pale yellow in colour, before turning grey prior to hatching. Newly hatched nymphs, often known as crawlers, are the only mobile immature life-stage. During the first and ...
Siphoninus phillyreae, the ash whitefly, is a species of whitefly native to western Eurasia, India and North Africa but also introduced to North America. [1] It is known in agriculture as a pest species of fruit trees, including pomegranates, pear and apple trees. [2] [3] It also feeds on ash and ornamental pear trees.
Aleurodicus dispersus, the spiralling whitefly, is a species of small, white sap-sucking insect, a true bug in the order Hemiptera.It originated in Central America and the Caribbean region and has spread to many of the world's tropical and subtropical regions, where it has become a major pest of agricultural crops.
The cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) is a species of whitefly from the Aleyrodidae family. It has a global distribution. [1] [2] There are usually four to five generations per year. The development of a generation varies from three to six weeks. A female can lay up to 150 eggs.
The preferred prey of M. caliginosus is whitefly but it also feeds on aphids, mites and the eggs of moths. An adult can consume upward of thirty whitefly eggs each day. [1] When offered the greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) and the silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) it showed a preference for the former. If the available prey ...